Rule 19-101 - DefinitionsIn this Chapter and Chapter 200 of this Title, the following definitions apply, except as expressly otherwise provided or as necessary implication requires:
(a)ADA. "ADA means the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.(b)Applicant; Petitioner. "Applicant means an individual who applies for admission to the Bar of Maryland (1) pursuant to Rule 19-202, or (2) as a "petitioner under Rule 19-216.(c)Board. "Board means the Board of Law Examiners of the State of Maryland.(d)Court. "Court means the Supreme Court of Maryland.(e)Filed. "Filed means received in the administrative office of the Board during normal business hours.(f)Member of the Bar of a State. "Member of the Bar of a State means an individual who is unconditionally admitted to practice law before the highest court of that state.(g)MPRE. "MPRE means the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination published and administered by NCBE.(h)NCBE. "NCBE means the National Conference of Bar Examiners.(i)Oath. "Oath means a declaration or affirmation made under the penalties of perjury that a certain statement of fact is true.(j)Qualifying MPRE score. "Qualifying MPRE score means a score achieved on the MPRE that meets or exceeds the minimum passing score in Maryland established by Board rule within the required time period established by Board rule.(k)Qualifying UBE score. "Qualifying UBE score means a score achieved on the UBE in a state that administers the UBE that meets or exceeds the minimum passing score in Maryland established by Board rule within the required time period established by Board rule.(l)State. "State means (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States or (2) the District of Columbia. (m)Transmit. "Transmit means to convey written material in a manner reasonably calculated to cause the intended recipient to receive it.(n)UBE. "UBE means the Uniform Bar Examination published and coordinated by the National Conference of Bar Examiners.(o)UBE State. "UBE State means a state participating in the UBE to which or from which a qualifying UBE score may be transferred. This Rule is derived from former Rule 1 of the Rules Governing Admission to the Bar of Maryland (2016).
Adopted June 6, 2016, eff. 7/1/2016. Amended Dec. 4, 2018, eff. 3/1/2019; amended April 21, 2023, eff. 4/1/2023.HISTORICAL NOTES
2018 Orders
The December 4, 2018 order deleted the definitions of "MBE and "MPT and added definitions of "MPRE, "UBE, and related terms.